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No. 27 - Duet - Lally and Tippin - "Down Where the Vegetables Grow."
Lyrics by Adrian Ross and Leslie Mayne
| Lally: | We are only 'umble costers
and uneducated chaps, But the things as we 'ave thought of would surprise you all, perhaps, |
| Tippin: | For we may be in the know at times
and then again we mayn't, But we see a bit of what is what and likewise what it 'aint! |
| Both: | Yes, we're clever fellows down in Covent Garden, And you'd never guess the things we come to know, |
| Tippin: | Oh, I tell you straight and plain, There's a lot of human brain |
| Both: | Down where the vegetables grow! |
| Lally: | Now and then we get a paper
and we read about the jaw, When the silly 'Ouse of Commins is debating of a law! |
| Tippin: | But there's 'ardly any of 'em
as will say just what they mean; If you merely shouted "Liar" then there's what they call a scene! |
| Both: | You should send the members down to Covent Garden, We would teach 'em how to speak before they go, |
| Tippin: | If you're fond of manly talk You had better take a walk |
| Both: | Down where the vegetables grow! |
| Lally: | There 'as been a lot of talk
about some pretty little pets, There are anxious for to suffer, so they call them Suffragettes, |
| Tippin: | And they scratch the Bobbies' faces,
and they flop about and shriek, And they always go to prison when bound over by the Beak! |
| Both: | If we caught a Suffragette in Covent Garden, Well, she wouldn't get no bloomin' votes, what ho! |
| Tippin: | We would feel inclined to shy A tomato in her eye, |
| Both: | Down where the vegetables grow! |
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Page modified 2 February 2017